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BOD OKs $1.9 Million Golf Project
Work to upgrade the irrigation system along the first nine holes of Palm Valley's Golf Course is set to begin Monday, June 18. Photo by Jeannette Carrillo/Link.
Sun City Summerlin’s Board of Directors approved a $1.9 million golf irrigation project for the Palm Valley Golf Course during its May 1 BOD meeting at Desert Vista. The project, which will involve closing the first nine holes of the golf course, is set to begin Monday, June 18, and continue through mid-September. During the closure, Palm Valley’s back nine will remain open for play with several promotional rates offered to residents and their guests.
The irrigation system upgrade is necessary to replace the original watering system put in place by Del Webb nearly 30 years ago. New technology will allow for more accurate watering practices, as well as overall water savings.
A letter from the Association to homeowners along Palm Valley's front nine will be mailed out shortly that describes what residents can expect from scheduled work during the three-month project.
The irrigation system upgrade is necessary to replace the original watering system put in place by Del Webb nearly 30 years ago. New technology will allow for more accurate watering practices, as well as overall water savings.
A letter from the Association to homeowners along Palm Valley's front nine will be mailed out shortly that describes what residents can expect from scheduled work during the three-month project.
Las Vegas Leash Law Aims to Prevent Dog Bites
A Sun City resident, distraught because a loose running dog had charged up to her in one of the community’s green belts on Button Willow Drive, called SCSCAI Director Bruce Alitt and SCSCAI Community Standards Director Kate Carroll. Bruce and Kate both described the resident as being “very frightened” by the unleashed dog. Although the woman did not want to file a formal complaint, Bruce said, she asked if he would emphasize the leash law in the Link for dog owners to review.
According the Las Vegas city leash ordinance, “All dogs which are not on the premises of their owners must be leashed at all times.”
“I know you love your dog. I love mine, too. But out of respect for your fellow SCSCAI homeowners, you must keep your dog on a leash at all times,” said Executive Director Mitzi Mills.
While you may know that your dog is friendly and safe to roam, others do not. It’s also good to note that even the best-trained dog can be unpredictable. As for the community’s greenbelts, please remember that they back up to homes. When walking your dog on a leash in these areas, keep in mind that you are behind someone’s home. It’s a good idea to conduct your activities as you would want if it were your home.
Homeowner Association Residents Are Not Exempt From Las Vegas Leash Law
(Las Vegas Review Journal, November, 2014.)
QUESTION: I live in an age-qualified gated community. I agree the citywide leash law is necessary. My question is, can our homeowners’ association make exceptions within our gated community regarding this leash law if they choose to do so. I have a 15-pound dog that follows me like a puppy. He has never been aggressive to anyone. He minds my commands. I take him hiking without a leash and our hiking group thinks he is great. Couldn’t our HOA make exceptions on a case-by-case basis?
ANSWER: The answer is No. Las Vegas city codes supersede HOA community standards. Even in a non-gated HOA community, the city codes apply. In addition, next to slip-and-fall accidents, dog bite lawsuits come in second in residential community lawsuits.
Three safely enclosed dog parks are conveniently located just minutes from Sun City Summerlin. These parks offer drinking water for dogs, as well as separately fenced fields where various size dogs can run off leash:
BARKIN BASIN PARK, 7351 W. Alexander Road
POLICE MEMORIAL PARK, 3250 Metro Academy Way
WOOFTER FAMILY PARK, 1600 Rock Springs Drive
According the Las Vegas city leash ordinance, “All dogs which are not on the premises of their owners must be leashed at all times.”
“I know you love your dog. I love mine, too. But out of respect for your fellow SCSCAI homeowners, you must keep your dog on a leash at all times,” said Executive Director Mitzi Mills.
While you may know that your dog is friendly and safe to roam, others do not. It’s also good to note that even the best-trained dog can be unpredictable. As for the community’s greenbelts, please remember that they back up to homes. When walking your dog on a leash in these areas, keep in mind that you are behind someone’s home. It’s a good idea to conduct your activities as you would want if it were your home.
Homeowner Association Residents Are Not Exempt From Las Vegas Leash Law
(Las Vegas Review Journal, November, 2014.)
QUESTION: I live in an age-qualified gated community. I agree the citywide leash law is necessary. My question is, can our homeowners’ association make exceptions within our gated community regarding this leash law if they choose to do so. I have a 15-pound dog that follows me like a puppy. He has never been aggressive to anyone. He minds my commands. I take him hiking without a leash and our hiking group thinks he is great. Couldn’t our HOA make exceptions on a case-by-case basis?
ANSWER: The answer is No. Las Vegas city codes supersede HOA community standards. Even in a non-gated HOA community, the city codes apply. In addition, next to slip-and-fall accidents, dog bite lawsuits come in second in residential community lawsuits.
Three safely enclosed dog parks are conveniently located just minutes from Sun City Summerlin. These parks offer drinking water for dogs, as well as separately fenced fields where various size dogs can run off leash:
BARKIN BASIN PARK, 7351 W. Alexander Road
POLICE MEMORIAL PARK, 3250 Metro Academy Way
WOOFTER FAMILY PARK, 1600 Rock Springs Drive
Ellen Greenspan/Link
Now You Can Buy All Your Sun City Tickets Online
Residents are now able to purchase tickets online (at scscai.com) to all Sun City Summerlin events, using a credit card. Previously, only events held at the Starbright Theatre offered online sales. The ability to purchase tickets online has been requested by many residents and the Community Services Department is happy to make the request a reality.
So, break out the May calendar and start planning your month. From daytrips and dances to Friday Band, Blues, Jazz and Cabaret nights to restaurant special events and more, it is now easier to plan your community activities. When you attend these events, remember to post your experiences on the Sun City Link Magazine Neighborhood Group Facebook page to show your friends and family how you Sun City Summerlin!
So, break out the May calendar and start planning your month. From daytrips and dances to Friday Band, Blues, Jazz and Cabaret nights to restaurant special events and more, it is now easier to plan your community activities. When you attend these events, remember to post your experiences on the Sun City Link Magazine Neighborhood Group Facebook page to show your friends and family how you Sun City Summerlin!
Neighborhood Watch Brings Block Together
The Lynhurst Drive Neighborhood Watch. Photo by Barbara Holden/Link
The Lynhurst Drive Neighborhood Watch Group celebrated a night out on May 3 with the mission of getting to know the people who live next door.
Block Captains Georgia and Don Rutkowski organized the event, which drew homeowners to their driveway to enjoy hot dogs, hamburgers, beans, water and all the fixings.
While NW is a serious campaign, Georgia and Don wanted to remind everyone to have a good time with getting to know those around them. Planning block parties or other get-togethers is part of the fun of building a sense of community, where everyone takes some responsibility for the block's safety.
“This was an opportunity to meet all of our neighbors and get to know who they are,” said Georgia of the 26 people who came to the party. “The majority of them were newbies. It was really nice that they showed up, and that they brought their patio chairs because we didn’t have enough.”
According to Don, the mission was accomplished as he reminded everyone, “Knowing your neighbors helps greatly in knowing what goes on in our Neighborhood Watch Area.”
For more information on organizing a Neighborhood Watch group, email [email protected], or to see more photos of the Lynhurst Neighborhood Watch Group party, visit the Sun City Link Magazine Neighborhood Group page on Facebook.
Block Captains Georgia and Don Rutkowski organized the event, which drew homeowners to their driveway to enjoy hot dogs, hamburgers, beans, water and all the fixings.
While NW is a serious campaign, Georgia and Don wanted to remind everyone to have a good time with getting to know those around them. Planning block parties or other get-togethers is part of the fun of building a sense of community, where everyone takes some responsibility for the block's safety.
“This was an opportunity to meet all of our neighbors and get to know who they are,” said Georgia of the 26 people who came to the party. “The majority of them were newbies. It was really nice that they showed up, and that they brought their patio chairs because we didn’t have enough.”
According to Don, the mission was accomplished as he reminded everyone, “Knowing your neighbors helps greatly in knowing what goes on in our Neighborhood Watch Area.”
For more information on organizing a Neighborhood Watch group, email [email protected], or to see more photos of the Lynhurst Neighborhood Watch Group party, visit the Sun City Link Magazine Neighborhood Group page on Facebook.
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Thank You for Your Service -- Paul Gwin
Swim Club medalist and Army veteran Paul Gwin, 94, works out every Monday, Wednesday and Friday at the Desert Vista pool. If you see him, stop by and say hello.
On December 7, 1941, America changed. We were at war; certainly not our first time, but this war would prove to be different. It was highly mechanized and fought on two fronts. We weren’t prepared and it took some time to get up to speed. By the spring of 1945, approximately one-half million engineer officers and enlisted men were in the armed forces – approximately 8 percent of the army. One of those men was Paul Gwin of Junction City, Kansas.
“I was a student at Kansas State College and like many others, I immediately volunteered for service in the air corps. But I was turned down because I was color blind. So, I decided to stay in school and wait for the draft. That happened in May 1943, and on the 14th of that month I reported for active service at Fort Leavenworth, Kan.,” Paul said.
“After basic training, I was assigned to the 1782nd Engineering Parts Supply Company. Our initial training was in clearing minefields. But that soon shifted to warehousing of parts for big construction equipment used to build air strips, hangers, roads and such.” Part of that training was at the Engineering Supply Depot at Columbus, Ohio, which happens to be the home of Ohio State University.
“We never had it so good,” Paul said. “The local USO Club was itching to entertain the troops and we were about the only ones living nearby. We were invited to parties at the homes of the wealthy along the Sciota River. In addition, many of the coeds from Ohio State worked at the Supply Depot. Let’s just say that the men of the 1782nd were well supplied with parties and dates during our stay there.”
But the parties weren’t to last. There was a war waiting for them and Paul was sent to Hollandia, New Guinea, as part of General Douglas MacArthur’s Southwest Pacific Command. Hollandia had been recaptured in April, 1944. Retaking New Guinea was necessary to protect Australia and to provide a base for the liberation of the Philippines.
“Rumors spread that there was a tribe of headhunters still living in New Guinea. That was true but the only time we saw them was during the annual sing-sing, a gathering of the tribes from the various islands. The natives wore very tall headdresses and face paint and danced. We thought that looked like fun so we joined them, whooping and hollering,” Paul recalled.
Meanwhile, the war was still going on. On October 20, The 6th Army invaded Leyte, the first step in liberating the Philippines. Three days later, the Japanese Imperial Navy went all in and committed its remaining capital ships to the Battle of Leyte Gulf in the hopes of destroying our fleet and thus being able to retain the Philippines. It was a decisive American victory. On January 7, 1944, the 6th Army invaded Luzon. Along with the infantry was the 3rd Platoon, 453rd Engineer Depot Company, including Paul Gwin. By the end of June, all of the Philippines was secured and life returned to normal, “playing cards, sports and what other excitement we could dream up.”
“My last three months of service were spent with the occupation forces in Yokohama, Japan. We were quartered in the high school building with a barbed wire fence to keep out the starving locals who crowded the fence pushing plates through near the area where we emptied our plates and washed them. It was a pitiful scene and we began loading our plates with extra food and putting it in their containers.
(CONTINUED FROM PAGE 34, MAY LINK)
“I am embarrassed to say we had some good times touring Japan. It is a beautiful island,” Paul recalled.
In February, 1946, Paul was discharged and returned to Kansas State to complete his education. The school had just introduced a new course called Agricultural Journalism that Paul felt was a perfect fit. He completed his BS in three years; earned an MS in Extension Education at the University of Missouri Professional School of Journalism, and spent the next 29 years as the U.M. Agricultural Experiment Station Editor.
In 1981, Paul accepted a one-year assignment as the editor for the Asian Vegetable Research and Development Center (now World Vegetable Center) located in Shanhua, Taiwan. That completed, it was time for the 58 year-old to retire.
“My brother-in-law moved to Sun City in the mid-1990s. We came to visit and liked what we saw. My wife, Alberta, and I moved here in 1997. Once settled in, I became involved with the Sun City Swim Club. There, I met a great coach, Jim Pierce, who really got me involved in competitive swimming. Eventually, I accumulated some 35 medals,” Jim said.
Jim, who recently celebrated his 94th birthday, is still swimming every Monday, Wednesday and Friday at the Desert Vista pool. If you see him there, be sure to say hello and thank him for his service.
“I was a student at Kansas State College and like many others, I immediately volunteered for service in the air corps. But I was turned down because I was color blind. So, I decided to stay in school and wait for the draft. That happened in May 1943, and on the 14th of that month I reported for active service at Fort Leavenworth, Kan.,” Paul said.
“After basic training, I was assigned to the 1782nd Engineering Parts Supply Company. Our initial training was in clearing minefields. But that soon shifted to warehousing of parts for big construction equipment used to build air strips, hangers, roads and such.” Part of that training was at the Engineering Supply Depot at Columbus, Ohio, which happens to be the home of Ohio State University.
“We never had it so good,” Paul said. “The local USO Club was itching to entertain the troops and we were about the only ones living nearby. We were invited to parties at the homes of the wealthy along the Sciota River. In addition, many of the coeds from Ohio State worked at the Supply Depot. Let’s just say that the men of the 1782nd were well supplied with parties and dates during our stay there.”
But the parties weren’t to last. There was a war waiting for them and Paul was sent to Hollandia, New Guinea, as part of General Douglas MacArthur’s Southwest Pacific Command. Hollandia had been recaptured in April, 1944. Retaking New Guinea was necessary to protect Australia and to provide a base for the liberation of the Philippines.
“Rumors spread that there was a tribe of headhunters still living in New Guinea. That was true but the only time we saw them was during the annual sing-sing, a gathering of the tribes from the various islands. The natives wore very tall headdresses and face paint and danced. We thought that looked like fun so we joined them, whooping and hollering,” Paul recalled.
Meanwhile, the war was still going on. On October 20, The 6th Army invaded Leyte, the first step in liberating the Philippines. Three days later, the Japanese Imperial Navy went all in and committed its remaining capital ships to the Battle of Leyte Gulf in the hopes of destroying our fleet and thus being able to retain the Philippines. It was a decisive American victory. On January 7, 1944, the 6th Army invaded Luzon. Along with the infantry was the 3rd Platoon, 453rd Engineer Depot Company, including Paul Gwin. By the end of June, all of the Philippines was secured and life returned to normal, “playing cards, sports and what other excitement we could dream up.”
“My last three months of service were spent with the occupation forces in Yokohama, Japan. We were quartered in the high school building with a barbed wire fence to keep out the starving locals who crowded the fence pushing plates through near the area where we emptied our plates and washed them. It was a pitiful scene and we began loading our plates with extra food and putting it in their containers.
(CONTINUED FROM PAGE 34, MAY LINK)
“I am embarrassed to say we had some good times touring Japan. It is a beautiful island,” Paul recalled.
In February, 1946, Paul was discharged and returned to Kansas State to complete his education. The school had just introduced a new course called Agricultural Journalism that Paul felt was a perfect fit. He completed his BS in three years; earned an MS in Extension Education at the University of Missouri Professional School of Journalism, and spent the next 29 years as the U.M. Agricultural Experiment Station Editor.
In 1981, Paul accepted a one-year assignment as the editor for the Asian Vegetable Research and Development Center (now World Vegetable Center) located in Shanhua, Taiwan. That completed, it was time for the 58 year-old to retire.
“My brother-in-law moved to Sun City in the mid-1990s. We came to visit and liked what we saw. My wife, Alberta, and I moved here in 1997. Once settled in, I became involved with the Sun City Swim Club. There, I met a great coach, Jim Pierce, who really got me involved in competitive swimming. Eventually, I accumulated some 35 medals,” Jim said.
Jim, who recently celebrated his 94th birthday, is still swimming every Monday, Wednesday and Friday at the Desert Vista pool. If you see him there, be sure to say hello and thank him for his service.
Bob Cohen/Link
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